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NEW JERSEY STATE LEGISLATURE

New Jersey Senate New Jersey General AssemblyP.O. Box 099 P.O. Box 098Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0099 Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0098

April 17, 2014

RE: NJ Turnpike Authority Improvement Study; Garden State Parkway Exit 40-Route 30 ConnectorDear Mayor Purdy and Council Members:

As you may recall, last year our Delegation requested that the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA)conduct an improvement study regarding the establishment of a full interchange at Garden State Parkway Exit

40-Route 30 Connector. Our request was prompted by comments made by Council members as well as local

residents who supported the establishment of a full interchange as a catalyst for economic development andstability along the Route 30 corridor. Equally important, support for a full interchange was based on local

infrastructure and safety concerns for the area, including the enhancement of local evacuation routes.

Please be advised that the Authority has completed the improvement study. For your review and

consideration, attached with this communication are several documents, including an overview of the studythat provides a background on the Authoritys efforts dating back to 2005. Also attached are maps of

alternatives to a full interchange that the Authority included as part of the study that provide analysis on theadvantages and disadvantages of each alternative.

In service to our mutual constituents living in Galloway, we have posted the Turnpikesdocumentation of the study on our official State Legislative website (http://district9.senatenj.com/ ). Further,our Delegation will be apprising those Galloway residents in our constituent database of the studys

completion and how they can access the information.

Thank you, in advance, for the opportunity to provide this important update. As always, we lookforward to working jointly with you in service to our mutual constituents, the good people of Galloway

Township.Sincerely,

CHRISTOPHER J. CONNORS

Senator 9th

District

BRIAN E. RUMPF DIANNE C. GOVE

Assemblyman 9thDistrict Assemblywoman 9thDistrict

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Cc: Dennis Levinson, Atlantic County ExecutiveFrank Formica, Atlantic County Freeholder Board ChairmanJohn W. Risley, Atlantic County Freeholder, Vice-Chairman

Colin G. Bell, Atlantic County Freeholder,James A. Bertino, Atlantic County Freeholder

Ernest D. Coursey, Atlantic County FreeholderRichard Dase, Atlantic County Freeholder

Alexander C. Marino, Atlantic County Freeholder

Will Pauls, Atlantic County FreeholderFrank Sutton, Atlantic County Freeholder